Justice Linda Bell

The Honorable Linda Marie Bell serves as a Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court in Seat A. She took office January 2, 2023.  Prior to serving on the Nevada Supreme Court, Justice Bell served as a trial court judge in the criminal/civil division of the Eighth Judicial District Court for fourteen years.  During that time, she managed several specialty court programs.  She also served four years as the Chief Judge and was responsible for overseeing the largest court in the State of Nevada.

A third generation Nevadan, Justice Bell graduated with honors from University of Nevada, Reno. In 1993, Justice Bell received her law degree magna cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law, where she served as a Lead Articles Editor for the University of San Diego Law Review.  As an attorney, Justice Bell worked primarily as a public defender at both the state and federal levels.

Justice Bell serves on the board of the ABA Appellate Judges Conference and the board of the Appellate Judges Education Institute.  She previously served as Chair of the National Conference of State Trial Judges and served for two years as Chair of the ABA Judicial Division Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee. Justice Bell is a past president of Nevada District Judges Association and the Howard D. McKibben Chapter of the American Inns of Court. Justice Bell taught criminal law and criminal procedure at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2011 through 2022.